The way it's narrated is beautiful, with a dark, moving, soul-stirring touch. The ubiquitous clatter of the typewriter poured into my ears from all directions from the earphones, pressing so fast that I could barely breathe, couldn't think, and nearly split my spirits.
The story told is a triangular relationship involving all kinds of pain and love-hate entanglement. The plot is mysterious and paradoxical, especially the erratic and suspicious eyes of the young actor who plays Briony.
I always feel that the first half of the movie is both real and fantasy, whether it is the intimacy in the study, the farewell in front of the villa, or the meeting in the restaurant, Cecilia's almost gnashing of teeth "I love you. Come back, Comeback to me." once Time suffocating convulsions, there is a cruel beauty and romance.
The dim tones and darker colors make the picture very ornamental.
It is a tragic story. The screenwriter arranged for the initiator, Briony, to build a Garden of Eden for the male and female protagonists during their repentance, so that they can be consummated in their repentance. This is her redemption.
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